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Sunday, 26 July 2015

Odusile emerges winner of the NUJ presidential election in Abuja

He at the National Delegates Conference of NUJ held in Abuja on Saturday pulled 354 votes to defeat his closest opponent Mr Rotimi Obamuwagun who got 333 votes.
Okechukwu who got 310 votes to defeat two other contestants, namely, Mr Garba Iliya and Mr Ambrose Nwachukwu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the positions of Deputy National President, National Internal Auditor and the Vice-President, North Central were filled unopposed.
Mr Chris Isiguzo was declared winner of the South East Vice-President after he defeated Mr Goddy Okafor who while Aisha Ibrahim clinched the position of Vice-President North East.
Other officials elected were Opaka Dokubo, Zonal Secretary South South, Mr Kenneth Ofoma Zonal Secretary, South East while Suleiman Ibrahim emerged Secretary, North East.
Similarly, Mr Hakeem Olatidoye emerged Secretary, North Central and Mr Lawal Afolabi won the post of the Secretary, South West Zone.

Delegates to the conference were drawn from NUJ Councils from the 36 states of the Federation and the FCT.